He moved to Portland, Oregon, with his family during his teenage years, graduating from David Douglas High School.He attended Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, where he completed a two-year program and was cast as one of the leads in Guys and Dolls.Recently, I watched a short interview with Sam on Huffington Post, where he talked about ageism in Hollywood.

See, celebs really can keep secrets if they put their minds to it.
Lange and Shepard, who made their home in upstate New York, have two kids together, almost-26-year-old Hanna Jane Shepard and 24-year-old Samuel Walker Shepard.
Elliott is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at California State University, Los Angeles.
He worked in construction while studying acting and served in the California Army National Guard.
Elliott is Lee Hayden, a one-time Western film star in the twilight of his existence.
As Lee faces a grim medical diagnosis, he begins to reconsider his legacy and tries to patch things up with his family, but as his unresolved emotions begin to pile, he grapples with whether or not he’s led a life worth living.
The actress and the actor-playwright each have a child from previous relationships, as well.
Most recently, Lange has been stealing scenes in , her role as creepy neighbor Constance earning her shots at both a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe in 2012.
He also lived for a short time in Princeton, West Virginia.
Elliott began his career as a character actor; his appearance, voice, and bearing were well-suited to Westerns.
Lee spends his days getting stoned with his former costar Jeremy (Nick Offerman, who previously starred alongside Elliott in the sitcom ), providing voiceover work for commercials with his deep, booming voice or trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Krysten Ritter).